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Some people might be a
bit nervous hosting an
American acting icon in
their home, but Carol
Stensrud Lazier didn’t hesitate
when former Palomar Health
Foundation board member Robert
Crouch asked her to open her
doors in 2007. Lazier agreed to
host the fundraiser featuring
Olympia Dukakis, best known for
her Academy Award® winning
performance in the movie,
“Moonstruck,” because the actress
was also making a name for
herself as a nationally recognized
women’s health advocate. At that
time, Lazier was acutely aware of
the diffi culty some women have in
accessing proper medical care. Her
sister-in-law, Jan Wilson, who lived
in the Central Valley, was fi ghting
cervical cancer and struggling
to get the medical care she so
desperately needed.
A Loving TributeRecently, Lazier honored her
sister-in-law and women and
families throughout North County
by making a $1 million gift to the
Palomar Health Foundation in
support of the Building Your Health
Care System of the Future capital
campaign. She is encouraging
others to contribute to what she
sees as a precious community asset.
“We need everyone to pitch
in now, because there’s still so
much to do,” she said. “San Diego
is renowned for fabulous hospitals,
but we have this amazing district
that is providing wonderful care –
and I love that it is public health
care for all. When you think about
the new medical center, you
have to realize that it has
created so many jobs, so
it’s a positive impact on the
economy as well as health
care.” Lazier herself has
received care at Pomerado
Hospital and her daughter
gave birth to her grandson
there, making it the hospital
of choice for three family
generations.
It’s All About Community
In addition to the health
care district, community
involvement is a cornerstone
of Lazier’s busy life. She runs
a family foundation, supports
the Palomar YMCA, the San
Diego Opera, the San Diego
Museum of Art and the San
Diego Symphony. Lazier is
also the co-founder of and
a major contributor to the
local nonprofi t organization,
Solutions - Exploring Success
Post-High School, which
provides free college and
career information for local
high school students. She is
also an active member of the
Rancho Bernardo Community
Presbyterian Church.
Lazier began her
involvement with the Palomar
Health Foundation at the request
of a friend, former San Diego City
Councilwoman Barbara Warden.
“I really love the groups I’ve
been involved with over the years,”
she says. “But I want to be more
involved in North County, because I
think it’s the best kept secret in the
area. We have so much to offer.”
Her willingness to be involved,
with family, friends and her
community, is a thread that has
been strongly woven into her
active, involved lifestyle. She’s
energized by her busy days and says
she draws strength from one of her
favorite quotes from neurosurgeon
and author Ben Carson: “Happiness
doesn’t result from what we get,
but from what we give.”
In Carol Stensrud Lazier’s
world, every day is another
opportunity to give.
Carol Stensrud Lazier: Answering Her Community’s Call to Service
FALL 2012
Carol Stensrud Lazier
B U I L D I N G Y O U R H E A LT H C A R E S Y S T E M O F T H E F U T U R E
FoundationFocus
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FALL 2012PALOMAR HEALTH FOUNDATION
The Hospital of the Future is Here, Today
Dreams do come true.
Eight years after North
County residents
resoundingly voted
to support Proposition BB, a new
era in health care has begun. The
new Palomar Medical Center,
once an open fi eld of boulders and
brush, opened August 19 as the
new hospital on the hill - the fi rst
hospital in the nation to combine
high tech innovation with high
touch patient-centric care in a
world-class healing environment.
Palomar Health celebrated the
hospital’s opening with festivities
in July, including a physician
celebration, a donor celebration
and a community celebration
which attracted 15,000 people
– 10,000 of whom toured the
hospital on that day alone.
And the transformation will
not stop there. Throughout the
district, extensive improvements
in existing facilities and expansion
into underserved communities
are transforming the way Palomar
Health serves its patients in
California’s largest public health
care district.
The New Palomar Medical Center
Visitors were able to tour
the fi rst new hospital built in the region in three decades. The
new hospital was conceived and
constructed with unprecedented
input from the nation’s leading
health care designers as well
as physicians, nurses, staff,
volunteers and Palomar Health
community councils.
Technology that enhances
healing is the cornerstone of the
11-story building. The Surgery
and Procedures Department
houses 12 surgical suites and
six cardiac catheterization labs/
interventional radiology suites,
with the ability to quickly alter
the size of the suites to adapt to
changing medical needs. The new
Trauma Center and Emergency
Department are also designed to
be responsive to the unique needs
of the largest trauma district in
California. Some unique features
of the new hospital include a
designated trauma elevator that
brings only patients from the
rooftop heliport to operating
rooms within moments. Both the
Trauma Center and the Emergency
Department are located on the
fi rst fl oor, which gives ambulances
and walk-in patients direct access
to department personnel. The
Emergency Department at the
new Palomar Medical Center
is 1/3 larger than the previous
department at the Palomar Health
Downtown Campus.
Throughout the building, a
secure wireless network supports
technological
innovations and
electronic medical
record keeping,
providing a lifeline
between patients and
an array of medical
devices.
Where Patients Come First
All hospital
staff members have
been trained in the
Palomar Health
philosophy of patient-
centric, patient-fi rst
care. In addition to
the existing clinical
expertise – nurses
have received
Magnet® Recognition
by the American
Nurses Credentialing Center and
the district has been cited as an
outstanding center of care for
stroke and diabetes patients –
emphasis was placed on focusing
on what is most important to
the patient during his or her
hospital stay.
The hospital’s 288 rooms
were designed to include a private
bathroom and family area with
a sleeper couch to allow family
members to stay comfortably
overnight. Equipment is in the
same location in each room,
making it easier for staff to
respond in an emergency. A
bedside control panel allows
patients to call their nurse and
control their own environment,
from dimming the lights, to
adjusting the room temperature
to turning on the fl at screen TV.
Even a handrail placed on the
curved wall between the bed
and the bathroom is designed to
minimize the risk
of accidental falls.
Nurses’ stations are
now located outside
each patient room
to increase patient
monitoring and
response times.
A Healing Environment
Nature is a
partner in the
healing process at
the new Palomar
Medical Center:
large windows
which frame
the surrounding
hills, solar tubes,
gardens and
outdoor terraces
bring fresh air and natural light
throughout the structure. The
signature 1.5 acre green roof and
terrace above the surgery suites
give patients and family members
an opportunity to experience the
beauty of its drought-resistant
and native plants – and it’s also
designed to defl ect light and
heat to provide a natural cooling
system for the facility. Sustainable
construction materials and
effi cient heating, cooling and
lighting systems have all been
designed to enhance the building’s
natural beauty while signifi cantly
reducing energy consumption.
This effi ciency, combined with
the hospital’s natural environment
and advanced technology, make it
possible for caregivers to provide
tomorrow’s medical innovations –
today.
Transforming Palomar Health Pomerado Hospital, 35 Years of Service
For more than three decades, Poway’s Pomerado Hospital
has been a vibrant center of healing that serves an energetic
and growing community. This year, construction will begin on a
pedestrian bridge that will connect the hospital to the Pomerado
Outpatient Pavilion. The hospital is home to:
• The Jean McLaughlin Women’s Center for Health and Healing.
• Arch Health Partners
• Palomar Health Center for Integrative Medicine and Wellness
• Physician Offi ces
• Diagnostic Services
• Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE Unit) - One of the fi rst of its
kind in Southern California, the unit is designed to provide an
extra level for seniors.
Palomar Health Downtown Campus, 62 Years of Service
The excitement surrounding the new Palomar Medical
Center is only part of the story of a district in transition. The
existing Palomar Health Downtown Campus is undergoing a
renaissance of its own as the hospital becomes a hub for the
Women’s and Children’s Hospital as well as other specialty
inpatient and outpatient programs. Services will include:
• Birth Center for Labor and Delivery
• Perinatal Services for High-Risk Pregnancies
• Women’s Outpatient Services
• Pediatrics and Neonatal Intensive Care (provided through a
partnership with Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego)
• Center for Behavioral Health
• 24-hour Urgent Care
• Rehabilitation Services
• Outpatient Services
Ramona Satellite Clinic The clinic will be home to Arch Health Partners and will
offer adult and pediatric primary care, urgent care and health
education classes to the community in its new 7,600-square-
foot facility.
In addition to touring the hospital, various services were available to guests, including body composition, blood pressure screenings and cholesterol and glucose screenings.
More than 10,000 people waited in line to tour the new hospital during the Community Celebration.
Pictured from left to right: Linda Greer, Nancy Bassett, Jerry Kaufman, Marcelo Rivera, Ginger McDonald, Steve Yerxa, Herb Schultz, Edward Littlejohn, Michael Covert, Bruce Krider, Ted Kleiter, Ray Dann, Richard Engel, John Forst, Paul Berstein, Jim Malone.
Community members received free health screenings along with information on ways to stay healthy at the Community Celebration.
John Forst, foundation board chairman, greets guests at the Community Celebration of the new Palomar Medical Center on July 28.
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dogs for behaviors and Escondido
Veterinarian Bill Henderson of
Parkway Pet Clinic made sure the
pets were healthy and ready to
serve.
Patient Advocate Noel Myers
was also heavily involved in the
early planning and visits. But
before the dogs began their rounds,
the team fulfi lled Occupational
Health and Safety Administration
(OSHA) requirements – which
required a bit of creativity.
“OSHA said the dogs had to
wear jackets, so I sat down at
the sewing machine and made
them!” said Margaret Moir,
laughing at the memory. Later, a
volunteer who made parachutes
during World War II took over
the task. The program was an
instant success and quickly spread
to Pomerado Hospital and the
district’s skilled nursing facilities.
“What we found is that
many patients, especially stroke
patients, responded positively
when they spent time with the
dogs,” Margaret Moir remembers.
“Two patients even came out
of comas. And there were two
patients who were seriously
depressed because they had
received a terminal diagnosis and
they wouldn’t talk to anyone. But
when the dogs started visiting
them, well, the dogs were able
to break through when humans
couldn’t.”
Shannon Schaefer continues
to administer the program.
Currently, about 35 dog owners
and their pets make their rounds.
They can see from fi ve to 35
patients during any one visit.
For more information about
supporting the Rx Pet Therapy
program, contact the Palomar
Health Foundation. To volunteer
with your pet, please contact
Shannon Schaefer at 760.739.3135
or visit www.doggietech.com.
Las Patronas, the
philanthropic
organization with a 66-
year history of giving in
San Diego County, has once again
awarded Palomar Health a pivotal
grant in support of a crucial
lifesaving program.
The grant, the fourth from the
organization since 1992, provides
funding for three specialized
stretchers for
the new Palomar
Medical Center’s
emergency
and trauma
departments.
The Stryker©
stretchers will
allow patients to
have full-body
X-rays without
the need to be
transferred to
other stretchers,
saving precious moments when
time and quick medical evaluation
is essential. They also are designed
to be moved and steered easily
and swiftly through hospital halls
and surgical suites.
“We focus on addressing a
critical need in the community,”
explained Patricia A. Marsch, Las
Patronas vice president and chair
of this year’s grants committee.
“We looked at the specifi c needs
of the North County inland
population, and with the opening
of the new hospital, we felt this
grant will have a signifi cant,
positive impact on many peoples’
lives.”
Supporting a Critical Need
The stretchers, as well as other
equipment designed specifi cally
to aid the hospital’s most critical
patients, will be a welcome
addition to one of the busiest
emergency departments in the
county.
Hospital offi cials estimate
that the new
department will
have 70,000
patient visits
each year – and it
will be prepared
for the task. The
new Palomar
Medical Center’s
Emergency
Department
includes 44
treatment rooms;
three triage
rooms; one trauma room with the
ability to expand to treat up to fi ve
trauma patients; a separate cardiac
trauma room, which is equipped
to treat cardiac emergencies and
three imaging rooms.
An Enduring Partnership
In a way, Palomar Health and
Las Patronas have “grown up”
together. Las Patronas was formed
by 14 dedicated women in 1946 to
exclusively work with San Diego
County nonprofi t organizations.
And in 1945, the Escondido Valley
Hospital Association was formed
to help build a new facility to
replace what was then a 13-bed
clinic in downtown Escondido.
Since then, both organizations
have left a lasting mark on the
people of the region.
Funds for Las Patronas grants
are generated through donations
and through the proceeds of the
Jewel Ball, one of the premier
fundraising and social events of
the year. The $18,000 grant for the
Stryker stretchers is a generous
donation from the 2011 Jewel
Ball. In addition to the event, Las
Patronas is known for its diligent
investigation of each organization
requesting funds, with an
emphasis on selecting projects
that make a positive change now,
and in years to come.
“This is the heart of our
organization,” explained Marsch,
who as vice president will ascend
to the presidency of Las Patronas
in 2013. “We do it because this
is our commitment, this is our
mission – we want to benefi t the
entire community.”
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FALL 2012PALOMAR HEALTH FOUNDATION
Call it innovative,
exciting or simply
breathtaking. While
the new hospital is
representative of many positives
for the community, for its Chief
of Staff, “It’s a once in a lifetime
experience – and opportunity.”
Dr. Richard C. Engel,
anesthesiologist and President
of Anesthesia Consultants of
California Medical Group, Inc.,
is inspired by more than the
size of the new facility and its
groundbreaking technology.
Dr. Engel said
the new medical
center presents “a
chance to hit the
reset button” to
institute new ways
of providing health
care while staffi ng
the building with
doctors, nurses and
technicians who have renewed
enthusiasm and are re-energized
about their work.
This opportunity to participate
in a transformation of how health
care is provided is one of the
reasons Anesthesia Consultants
of California Medical Group, Inc.,
decided to make a major gift of
$400,000 to the new hospital.
Anesthesia Consultants is a
fully-integrated, single-specialty
medical group consisting of board-
certifi ed anesthesiologists, who
provide anesthesia care and acute
pain management.
The group’s decision, he
emphasized, was made by each of
its 30-plus members and refl ects
their long-term commitment to
the Palomar Health District.
“Our group was formed in
1995, but our earliest members
have been actively involved
throughout the district at Palomar
Medical Center Downtown
Campus and Pomerado Hospital
for over 30 years,” Dr. Engel said.
“We feel, as partners, that one of
our roles both within our group,
and in the broader medical staff,
is to help fi ll the
hospital with
exceptionally
skilled and
compassionate
physicians,
nurses and
staff who are
committed
to delivering
health care of the highest quality.”
Many things about this new
hospital will represent a change
in how things are done. A change,
which Dr. Engel admitted, can be
stressful.
He added, “The default
attitude is to do the same thing
in the same ways, but this is an
opportunity and a big motivator to
say that there are new and better
ways of doing things”.
Dr. Engel believes the
focus on patient needs and the
ability to use technology to get
pertinent information quickly
and accurately
helps the medical
staff reconnect to
the passion that
drew them to their
professions in the
fi rst place.
It is Dr. Engel’s
thought that the
unique design of
the new Palomar
Medical Center also
helps the transition
as it allows for
today’s technology,
while providing the
fl exibility to adapt to
new procedures and
techniques that are
still being developed.
This means that the
facility will remain
in the forefront of
medical innovation
with a staff that is
evolving to meet the patients’
needs as they change in the
coming decades.
As a public hospital district –
the largest by area in California –
Palomar Health provides hundreds
of thousands of dollars of medical
care to uninsured and under-
insured patients each year as well
as to patients covered by a variety
of health plans. But its sheer size,
says Dr. Engel, doesn’t stop the
staff from striving to give each
patient the time and attention
they need and deserve.
“I’m really proud of the fact
that whomever it is that comes
through our door is treated with
respect and dignity. Patients
will receive the best care we can
provide. The patient experience
will be unique, within all of the
facility’s beautiful spaces. People
will feel it is new and fresh.
Most of all, they will feel their
care is truly different because
their health care providers will
be renewed, refreshed and re-
energized as well.”
To support the life-saving work
at Palomar Health, please contact
the foundation at 760.739.2787.
Richard C. Engel, M.D.
“...this is an opportunity and a big motivator to say that
there are new and better ways of doing
things.”Richard C. Engel, M.D.
“We looked at the specifi c needs of the North County inland population and ... we
felt this grant will have a signifi cant, positive
impact on many peoples’ lives.”
Patricia A. Marsch, Las Patronas Vice President and Grants Committee Chair
Philanthropy with a Purpose: Anesthesia Group and President Generously Support Palomar Health
What happens when you
combine a good idea, a
dedicated team and a
gaggle of friendly dogs?
You get Rx Pets, the canine therapy
program that has been providing
cold noses, warm hearts and a dose
of healing love to Palomar Health
patients for 24 years. The program
has been so successful that it has been
replicated in hospitals throughout San
Diego County.
Dr. Doug Moir and his wife,
Margaret, decided to start a program
at Palomar Medical Center (now
Palomar Health Downtown Campus)
after reading a study on patients who
healed faster and required less pain
medication following a visit with dogs.
They began by building a team
of specialists as excited as they were
about the concept: Gail Loofbourrow,
nurse manager for the oncology unit
became coordinator for the program;
Canine Behavioral Specialist Shannon
Schaefer of Valley Center screened the
Rx Pets: Puppy Love is Good for the Soul
Las Patronas Grant Helps Save Lives
Make a Lasting Impact on Your Community
Join the Palomar Health Foundation Legacy Society
Over the years, many grateful patients and supporters
of Palomar Health have remembered Palomar Health in their
estate plans.
To be recognized in Palomar Health’s Legacy Society,
simply provide the Palomar Health Foundation with a copy of
the specifi c provision that refl ects your estate commitment for
the benefi t of Palomar Health Foundation.
In recognition of such commitments, the Palomar Health
Foundation recognizes gifts of $10,000 or more with
special naming opportunities at the new hospital, on our
donor wall and in our publications.
Individuals whose bequest provisions total $100,000 or
more will be recognized at an annual Legacy Society luncheon.
Donors who wish to remain anonymous can also qualify for
membership by completing a bequest provision.
For further information on the Palomar Health Foundation
Legacy Society, please contact the Palomar Health Foundation
offi ce at 760.739.2787 or visit www.pphfoundation.org.
Dear Palomar Health
Community,
I want to personally
thank so many of you
who have warmly welcomed my
husband, Al, my children and me
to the Palomar Health family. I’ve
been moved by the stories that so
many of you have shared with me
about your very personal connection
with the physicians, nurses, and
staff who have cared for you, a
family member or a friend.
I’m inspired by the vision the
community had to build a new
medical center to complement
Pomerado Hospital and the
Palomar Health Downtown Campus
in Escondido. I’m pleased to
share with you that the Palomar
Health team also shares your
vision. Our physician leaders
have already pledged over $3.2
million and nearly 70 percent of
our staff members – 7 out of every
10 employees – pledged over $2
million toward the new facility.
Over the years, the Palomar
Health medical community
has taken a leadership role in
developing and utilizing the latest
medical technology, all to improve
patient health and healing. It’s that
unique combination that blends
high tech with “high touch” –
building that special one-on-one
relationship over time – that truly
sets Palomar Health apart.
Our work is far from over,
though, with so much more yet to
be completed to meet the needs of
the largest public hospital district
in California. I’m very proud that as
Americans we set the standard for
generosity throughout the world.
We rise to every occasion. We work
to improve our neighborhoods and
we support the things that matter
most.
Thank you for your generous
support. Every gift makes a
difference, so please continue to
give and encourage others to give
so together we can achieve far
more than we could alone.
I am looking forward to
meeting many more of you in the
coming months and continuing
our work together toward fulfi lling
our mission to heal, comfort and
promote health.
Best Regards,
Ann Braun
S peaking with Sharon
Cafagna at a Rancho
Bernardo coffee shop is
a lesson in the power
of community – the affable
civic volunteer seems to know
most of the people in the busy
neighborhood meeting place,
and most want to stop and chat.
Cafagna, the widow of longtime
Poway Mayor Mickey Cafagna, is
happy to oblige. After 43 years of
marriage to one of the area’s most
popular elected offi cials, there are
few local leaders she doesn’t know
on a fi rst name basis.
“For 18 years, I’d be at every
city council meeting every Tuesday
night,” she reminisced. “There
were so many new projects then,
like the new fi re station and the
sheriff’s substation; it was a very
exciting time in the city’s history.”
Now, Sharon Cafagna is
following in her husband’s
footsteps as an active member of
the Palomar Health Foundation
Board of Directors.
Getting InspiredIn addition to his council
duties, Mickey Cafagna was also an
early and enthusiastic supporter
of Proposition BB, the successful
bond measure that helped
fi nance the new Palomar Medical
Center and other improvements
throughout the health care
district. He also sat on the Palomar
Pomerado Health Foundation
board. After his death in 2009,
Sharon Cafagna slowly returned
to public life by raising funds for
the Poway Patriotic Parade, at the
request of fellow Palomar Health
Foundation board member Sue
Herndon – “You just don’t say no
to Sue!” laughed Cafagna.
She joined the foundation
board and was pivotal in acquiring
many auction items for the Night of Nights gala.
“I felt that if Mickey thought this
was a worthy cause, I knew it was
worth my time as well,” she said.
And after watching her son-
in-law battle a life-threatening
infection, she witnessed what skilled
physicians and diagnosticians at
Palomar Health can do.
“He received incredible care
at Palomar,” she explained. “Dr.
Benjamin Kanter was his doctor
and he was wonderful. After a time,
the doctors at Palomar worked
with the UCSD Burn Center, so
they really used every resource
possible to help him survive.”
Cafagna’s son-in-law went on to
lose both of his feet to the infection,
but not his indomitable spirit.
“He coaches his children’s
championship baseball team and
he and my daughter live in San
Marcos, so I get to see them often.
It’s amazing how far he has come
and how the hospital’s doctors
and nurses and staff cared for him.
I’ll never forget that, ever.”
When Cafagna began asking
for donations, she said she simply
explained the need to support the
new facility.
“I tell people that someday,
at some time in our lives, we’re
all going to need a hospital and
we want it to be a good one – and
how else can it be the best unless
people decide to support it?” She
smiles her charismatic smile, the
one she shares with everyone who
stops to chat.
Thanks to her commitment,
the Cafagna legacy continues at
Palomar Health.
She’s a nurse, a member of
the Palomar Health Board
of Directors, a mother of
nine and a grandmother.
With a healthy dose of humor
and a seemingly inexhaustible
source of energy, Greer relishes all
her roles, including her newest as
philanthropist.
Greer, the widow of vascular
surgeon Dr. Edward Greer whose
practice spanned four decades
at Palomar Medical Center (now
Palomar Health Downtown
Campus), recently made a $100,000
planned gift in honor of her
children and in support of the
Building Your Health Care System of the Future capital campaign. It was, she
said, the right thing to do at just
the right time in her life.
“I’ve lived in this community
for 38 years and I’ve raised nine kids
here,” she explained. “I’m really
excited that the downtown campus
will house the new Women’s and
Children’s Hospital. Before, if
parents needed special care for their
children they had to drive all the
way to Rady Children’s Hospital in
San Diego. But now, that level of
care is going to be right here in our
own community. What a difference
this will make for families.”
Greer said she was motivated
by two other factors – the
generosity of the nursing staff
and other employees who have
contributed $2 million to the
district’s capital campaign, and
the leadership of Palomar Health
President and CEO Michael Covert
and her fellow board members. She
joined the District Board in 2004.
“We have a board that works
very well together,” she said. “We are
all committed to make this the best
possible place for people to receive
medical care, now and 20, 30, 40
years into the future. And we know
that if we are asking others to give
that we must give as well. It shows
you believe in what you are doing.”
Greer, who recently accepted
a position at Vista Community
Clinic, spent many years working
in her husband’s offi ce. Her gift is a
tribute to him as well.
“He was dedicated to Palomar
and dedicated to his patients – we
both were,” she said. “The people
we were serving were so important
to us; it was very, very personal. I
want all of North County to have
that personal level of care and
that’s what they will receive at all
of the hospitals. I’m running again
in November for another four
years on the board and I hope to
be elected again because I want to
be a part of the new Women’s and
Children’s Hospital.”
“The truth is I sleep very well at
night because I love what I do.”
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FALL 2012PALOMAR HEALTH FOUNDATION
PALOMAR HEALTH FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP
Palomar Health Foundation BoardJohn Forst, ChairCraig Brown, Vice ChairSharon CafagnaJohn ClarkHarold DokmoKevin HarkenriderSue HerndonHarvey HershkowitzAngela JensenGeorge Kung, M.D.Fred NasseriElizabeth “Liza” Pille-SpeachtJaime Rivas, M.D. Tom SilbergDennis Stansfi eldAl StehlyMichael StelmanKim Young
Ex-Offi cioMichael H. Covert, President and CEO, Palomar HealthAnn Braun, President and Chief Development Offi cer, Palomar Health Foundation
Honorary Campaign CabinetJack Raymond, ChairCarol Stensrud Lazier, Co-ChairBarbara Warden, Co-ChairRoger Acheatel, M.D.Kenneth and Marjorie BlanchardGeorge ChamberlinJean ChengJim DesmondRichard C. Engel, M.D.Don HigginsonKenneth H. LounsberyLori PfeilerLaDainian and Torsha TomlinsonTom WilsonCharlene Zettel
Palomar Health District BoardT.E. (Ted) Kleiter, ChairNancy L. Basset, R.N., M.B.A., Vice ChairLinda Greer, R.N., C.C.P., TreasurerJerry Kaufman, P.T., M.A., SecretaryBruce KriderMarcelo Rivera, M.D.Steve Yerxa
Introducing Palomar Health Foundation’s President and Chief Development Offi cer
Sharon Cafagna: the Legacy Lives OnLinda Greer: Finding a Passion in Giving
Ann Braun
Sharon Cafagna
Can “doing good” be good
for you? Researchers
have long found that
philanthropy makes a
positive impact on the giver as well
as the person receiving help. The
so-called “glow of giving” works
best, however, when making a
difference is downright fun.
Just ask Elizabeth “Liza”
Pille-Speacht. Pille-Speacht is
vice president of the Wealth
Management Team - The P&L
Group at Morgan Stanley Smith
Barney in Rancho Bernardo
(which recently relocated to San
Diego). She is a wife and mother; a
Scripps Ranch resident who enjoys
riding the local horse trails; and
an active participant in groups as
varied as the Poway Center for the
Performing Arts Foundation and
the Palomar Health Foundation,
where she recently served as its
treasurer.
“I let people know how
much fun we’re having on the
Palomar Health Foundation
board,” she explains. “It’s exciting
to work with such engaged
and enthusiastic people at this
pivotal time in the growth of our
community.”
She was recruited by Craig
Brown, a fellow board member,
who is a fi rm believer in enjoying
the process of digging in and
working hard for the district.
“You put a lot of time and effort
into it, so I agree with Craig that
it’s important to enjoy it,” she said.
“I have headed up the fi nance
committee, and it can be a
challenge to make it educational
and informational and enjoyable
at the same time. But it’s also very
exciting, because as a foundation
board offi cer, you really hear how
policy gets created.”
Get Involved, Get Informed
As a fi nancial advisor, Pille-
Speacht sees clients who are
increasingly concerned about
long-term health issues. Getting
involved in the district, and
especially in the building of the
new Palomar Medical Center, is
a great way to ensure that the
services that the region needs now
and in the future will be available,
she says.
“People need to know what
the new hospital will be able to
provide. They need to take tours
and come to events so that they
can understand the scope of
this. What we’re talking about
is the fi rst coordinated system
of care across so many medical
disciplines; something that is new
and very unique to this district.
People aren’t going to have to
drive to another part of the
county. It will all be right here, in
their own community.”
Pille-Speacht says she is also
very proud of the foundation
board’s work in supporting new
technology.
She and her family are excited
to help fund the family crisis
room at the new Palomar Medical
Center. She is also encouraging
others to consider gifts that will
provide a legacy of support for
many projects that are still in need
of funding.
“I’m a very devout endowment
supporter,” she explained. “There
are some things that you can do
while you are here – and other
things that you can do if you
make plans for the future. And
I can’t think of anything more
important than this hospital,” she
said. “I don’t know how to plant
myself other than deeply. I put
down deep roots, and that’s what
supporting this hospital really
means. That’s what I’m most
excited about.”
Elizabeth “Liza” Pille-Speacht: The Joy of Philanthropy
Elizabeth “Liza” Pille-Speacht
Linda Greer
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The 5th Annual Night of Nights gala was a
resounding success,
raising more than
$832,000 in support of the capital
campaign for Palomar Health and
the new Palomar Medical Center.
The evening, co-chaired by
Barbara Warden, Carol Stensrud
Lazier and Lori Pfeiler, provided
630 guests with a fi ne dining
experience, live entertainment
and the opportunity to bid on
unique items during the live and
silent auctions. The night was
once again hosted by LaDainian
and Torsha Tomlinson and NFL
Hall of Famer – Dan Fouts, serving
as the master of ceremonies.
Generous donors and
top sponsors included: DPR
Construction, Inc.; Anesthesia
Consultants of California
Medical Group, Inc.; Bergelectric;
Cox Communications; Kaiser
Permanente; North County
Radiology Medical Group, Inc.
and Rancho Guejito Corporation.
California Emergency Physicians
Group was among the many
medical groups who made
generous gifts during the “Fund
the Future” portion of the
evening.
In the past fi ve years, the gala
has raised a combined total of
more than $6.5 million in support
of the capital campaign.
This year’s gala was especially
momentous as it served as the
kickoff to the Grand Opening
festivities of the new Palomar
Medical Center.
The Palomar Health Foundation is honored to
recognize Cox Communications as a partner in
the Building Your Health Care System of Future capital
campaign which supports the new Palomar
Medical Center.
Cox’s generous gift of $100,000, along with contributions
from other generous donors, will help fund the new, multi-
dimensional donor wall. The wall honors the contributions
of many Palomar Health supporters by sharing the stories of
patients and families who have been cared for throughout the
district. The Palomar Health Foundation is also grateful for
Cox’s contribution of 10 iPads that will be used by patients
and their families in the new
hospital’s Resource Center.
“The new Palomar Medical
Center will play a critical role
in providing life-saving health
services for families in North County,” said Sam Attisha, vice
president of business development and public affairs for Cox
Communications. “Cox supports not only Palomar Medical
Center’s efforts to provide health care to those in need, but
also its commitment to bringing cutting-edge technology to
this new facility so their staff can deliver the highest level of
care for their patients.”
Cox’s gift represents not only its continuing, generous
support of Palomar Health, but also its commitment to the
community. “We are very grateful that Cox’s gift serves as an
example of the impact corporations can make by giving,” said
Ann Braun, Palomar Health Foundation President and Chief
Development Offi cer.
Dr. Richard C. Engel and his wife, Cynthia.
(Left to right) T.E. (Ted) Kleiter, District Board Chairman; John Forst, Foundation Board Chairman; Ceanne Guerra, Cox Communications Public Relations; Michael H. Covert, Palomar Health President and CEO.
Night of Nights co-chairs Barbara Warden, Carol Stensrud Lazier and Lori Pfeiler.
Dr. Jaime Rivas and his wife, Donna.
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